Re: Really Fruity Scents ?

Re: Really Fruity Scents ?

Sean Jean's I Am King is very fruity with both citrus and berries as well. Cranberry, along with tangerine give it a really great unique smell. Only downside is longevity is really short. But the cranberry note is really nice.

Re: Really Fruity Scents ?

Re: Really Fruity Scents ?

If you love Black XS you should probably blind buy Power by 50Cent. Seriously it is loaded with the same berry note as Black XS, and a guava note you'll probly like alot. I feel they're both too sweet and sugary. Zara Sprint 9.58 is another great fruity scent (pineapple), with the same woody basenote as Black XS. One more Pineapple/Apple scent, that I feel is well done (if you don't mind tobacco like Burberry London) is Baldinini Man......basically a more natural Burberry London with more fruit.

Re: Really Fruity Scents ?

Originally Posted by hedonist222

Silver by Acqua de Genova

Really ?
I had always assumed (falsely?) that this was a citrus/floral EDC-style scent. Am I way off base here ? Can anyone fill me in?
What variety of fruit? Is it a subtle fruit to compliment citrus like the papaya/mango in Hermes D'Orange Verte ? Or more prominent ? I'm very interested to know more about this scent.

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Another vote for Mango Manga.

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Re: Really Fruity Scents ?

Forgot another very sweet fruity scent, on the level of sweetness that Black XS has, but a much clasier presentation of fruit notes....very smooth as well....

Parfumerie Naturelle Ararat

It's got the same Pineapple note used in Zara Sprint and early batches of Aventus, only no sharp citrus or coniferous/woody notes have any prominence to balance it back away from overly fruity......Ararat is a very sweet fruity scent, Pineapple, a little bit of citrus and apple, alot of light gourmand undertones incliding Peach and vanillic notes. Unisex, leaning femme, but an awesomely fruity scent I forgot about.

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Imperial Jade Emperor by Agatha Brown is another one to try.

"You can ignore reality, but you can't ignore the consequences of ignoring reality."-Ayn Rand

"I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical...It is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government." -Thomas Jefferson

Re: Really Fruity Scents ?

Re: Really Fruity Scents ?

If you want something which smells almost the same as Black XS when it comes to the well-known synthetic strawberry tart note that it gives, I recommend Calvin Klein Euphoria Intense. I think it has more complexity than Black XS, not as linear.

I think among all of the more recent CK offerings (which to me are mostly dull and insipid) this one stands out as the best, and I think it is a quality fragrance for CK.

Re: Really Fruity Scents ?

Re: Really Fruity Scents ?

but you know fruity (berries, watermelon, etc) is almost ubiquitous in all mainstream scents marketed at women. I'd say you'd have a lot more luck with them. A lot of the ones listed above dont smell fruity to me at all

Re: Really Fruity Scents ?

Due to this thread I have a list of colognes to try... Among mine, I could suggest Herrera Chic: an elegant watermelon note that lasts till the end; Black XS (like a strawberry Hall's); Escada Sentiment (which unfortunately only the top notes - jackfruit - are good and they last 2 minutes, if that much); to me CK Escape presents a very strong pear scent; and Xeryus Rouge, of course.

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One that I just recently discovered is J. Del Pozo's On El. Its practically the precursor to Black XS. It has more of a generic, fruit punch aroma than just a strawberry note. If you like fruity fragrances, you should give this one a sniff. Pretty cheap when you find a bottle.

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Seem's no one has mentioned Dolce and Gabbana's #3 L'Imperatrice. It's technically unisex, but comes off as very fruity so take it for what it's worth. At the local Sephora, it was lobbed into the Men's fragrances...

Re: Really Fruity Scents ?

All that i tried i found to be artificial. Black XS is vile and smells like flavoured lipstick. Xerius Rouge either. Despite being synthetic, some popular scents are resonable as D&G pour Homme (orange) and Versace Eau Fraiche (starfruit), but again i would never buy none of both.